RACES AND TROTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22439, 20 September 1947, Page 6

RACES AND TROTS

TODAY’S MEETINGS PROVINCIAL FIXTURES Racegoers today had three meetings from which to choose the winners, while those interested in trotting had one meeting to engage their attention. The race meetings are provincial ones at Thames and Marton in the North Island and at Geraldine in the South Island. The sole trotting fixture is the Auckland Trotting Club's fixture at Alexandra Park. THAMES PLACINGS HIKUTAIA HURDLES, of £250- 1J null’s. — First Division: KILCOMMON; 9.0. 1: BENORA, 9.0, 2. The winner was coupled with Hadham. Scratched: Jenny’s Button, Dies Fnustus, Orakau. Second Division: DUNCAN, 9.5, 1; SNAPPY, 9.0, 2. All started. MARTON FIXTURE “JUVENILE HANDICAP, of £260; 4 fur-longs—2-2 REC.AL SIMON, 5.5, 1; 1-1 SEMI A, S.O, 2; 3-2 VADOZ, 5.7, 3. EPSOM TROTS INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, of £500: It miles.—l-1 GREAT VENTURE, -iSvds. .bhd.* 1; 4-1 LEGIONNAIRE, 12yds. bhd.. 2: 5-5 DON PARRISH, 36yds. bhd,, 3. Belworth was fourth. Nose; 5 lengths. Times. 3.275, 3.30*, 3.29*. IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP, of £500: 2 miIes.—DEMOCRAT, It.. 1 ; MARSHAL NKY, 12yds. bhd., 2; PAPER MAN. 12yds. bhd., 3. Deeside was fourth. Neck; neck. Times, 4.37, 4.36 1-5, 4.36 2-5. G.N. GUINEAS (P.A.) AUCKLAND. Sept. 20. After the declaration of forfeits, the following remain in the Great Northern Guineas (of £1750, to be run on October 11): —Napredak, Myfox, Wan a lea c., Kind Regards, Ninnid, Distinction, Apollo, Ladyship, Night School, Lochwinnock, Lochrea, Nilcck, Green Gables g.. Shirley Fox, Sweet Nymph, Delias, Robin Leigh. Len Rosa, Roznmi, Red Herring, Fifth Note, Antonio, Al! Love, Baby Gay, Sea Lad. Fleeting Fancy, Foxbay, Omar Khayyam, Prince Rana, Te Monowai f., Lady Buchan f., Wonder Boy.